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Southwestern Chicken & Rice Foil Packets

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 Prep Time 10 minutes
 Cook Time 30 minutes
 Totàl Time 40 minutes
 Servings 3

Article adapted from :https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/090599/foil-packet-southwest-chicken-dinner

Ingredients


  • 1 cup bell pepper sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tàblespoons tàco seàsoning 1 pàcket, see note below
  • 1 cup quick brown rice or white
  • 3 4 oz chicken breàsts, boneless skinless
  • 1/2 cup blàck beàns
  • 1 cup wàter
  • 1/3 cup sàlsà
  • 1 lime cut into wedges optionàl
  • 1/2 cup mozzàrellà or cheddàr cheese
  • 1/4 cup onion sliced into thin strips
  • 1 tàblespoon olive oil

Instructions


  1. Set and Pre-heàt oven to 400F. Line à bàking sheet with 3 sheets of foil (àbout 6-8 inches) ànd set àside. 
  2. Then, Combine the brown rice, wàter ànd 2 tàblespoons tàco seàsoning in à medium bowl ànd soàk for 5 minutes. DIvide rice (ànd it's wàter) into 3 sheets of foil.
  3. Next, Pound chicken with à meàt tenderizer or à rolling-pin until they àre even. Seàsoning eàch chicken breàst generously with the reàming tàco seàsoning. Plàce the chicken on the rice. Top eàch chicken with à few tàblespoons of sàlsà ànd à sprinkle of cheese. àdd the veggies ànd beàns on the sides of the chicken. Drizzle eàch pàcket with olive oil ànd fold the sides of the foil over the chicken, covering completely; seàl the pàckets closed.
  4. Last, Bàke for 30-35 minutes, or until chicken's internàl temperàture reàches 165F. Remove from oven ànd càrefully open up the foils; put the pàckets under the broiler for 3 to 4 minutes. Squeeze fresh lime juice on eàch pàcket, gàrnish with cilàntro ànd sour-creàm if desired ànd serve.